On the way back from our travels, we stop in front of the ruins of
Byland Abbey. Just long enough for me to hop out of the van and
take a few pictures. And then do it again.
Byland Abbey was founded in January 1135, then changed from Savigniac to
Cistercian in 1147. (I don't know the details of those orders to comment
on them.) Then after several moves, they settled in the this location,
near Coxwold, in 1177. At its peak, it had over 200 monks and lay brothers.
During the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1538, the
abbey had 25 monks and an abbot. English Heritage now maintains the
site and had done extensive work to repair and restore what remains.
Part 9: Backyard
Blacksmith Workshop Part 10: Bagby Airfield Part 11: Byland Abbey Part 12: National Railway
Museum Part 13: Cambridge (Part
2) Part 14: Cambridge
Botanical Gardens Part 15: The Departure
000-byland_abbey_Panorama: Composite picture of the ruins of Byland Abbey.
I ddin't feel like taking pictures of blue sky in the upper corners or
trying to fill them in with fake sky.
001-DSC_1176: Byland Abbey beyond the roadside.
002-DSC_1177: Byland Abbey ruins.
003-DSC_1178: The phrase "Bull keep out" has many interpretations
(I am not a bull).
004-DSC_1179: Since we didn't walk around there, I'm not really sure
what's a cloister or a nave.
005-DSC_1180: Tall piece of Byland Abbey. It contains the lower half of
a big window that likely inspired the rose window of York Minster.
006-DSC_1181:
007-DSC_1182: English Heritage sign marking Byland Abbey.
008-DSC_1191: A cute rock family resides in the stone wall by Byland Abbey.
009-DSC_1192: Bethan pointed out the rock family to me. Easy to miss.
Bottom:
Part 9: Backyard
Blacksmith Workshop Part 10: Bagby Airfield Part 11: Byland Abbey Part 12: National Railway
Museum Part 13: Cambridge (Part
2) Part 14: Cambridge
Botanical Gardens Part 15: The Departure